Help advocate for artists across Massachusetts. Take the Massachusetts By Artists for Artists survey. A new census will help artists stand up and be counted. This effort, a collaboration between our friends at Artmorpheus and the Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition (MALC), is the latest version of an important study from 2009. The survey is using a … Continued
We are so gratified to announce that Boston Dance Alliance has been named one of four finalists for a Nonprofit Excellence Award in the Small Nonprofit category by the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network. This honor puts us among just 26 organizations and individuals across the state from a pool of 120 nominations. The award will be announced … Continued
Mark your calendar and log in to enjoy BDA’s 2017 Gala on Sunday, May 21, 2017! Boston Dance Alliance will honor Andrea Herbert Major, founder of Roxbury Center for the Performing Arts, as the 2017 Dr. Michael Shannon Dance Champion, and philanthropist James K Spriggs as the 2017 BDA Unsung Hero. More details on the gala … Continued
We are delighted to announce that on Sunday, May 21, 2017 Boston Dance Alliance will honor Andrea Herbert Major, founder of Roxbury Center for the Performing Arts, as the 2017 Dr. Michael Shannon Dance Champion, and philanthropist James K Spriggs as the 2017 BDA Unsung Hero. Andrea Herbert Major is marking her 50th anniversary as … Continued
Now the event you’ve all been waiting for… your opportunity to nominate the next Boston Dance Alliance Dance Champion and Unsung Hero! The Dr. Michael Shannon Dance Champion Award, created in 2004, recognizes a member of the metropolitan Boston dance community over the age of 60 who has made a great contribution to Boston’s dance … Continued
It was great to return to the office after the holiday break and learn that Boston Dance Alliance has been awarded a grant from the Boston Cultural Council! We know that the competition is fierce, and appreciate this great vote of confidence in our activities across the city and throughout the metropolitan area. There will … Continued
Happy New Year! The Boston Ballet building is closed, so Boston Dance Alliance will reopen tomorrow, January 3, at 10 a.m. We look forward to serving the dance community in 2017!
The Boston Dance Alliance office will be closed this week and will reopen on Monday, January 2, 2017. However, our on-line presence persists! Look for Pro/Motion, the BDA newsletter of events, to arrive in your in-box as usual mid-week. You can join as a member or make a year-end donation from this website. Your donation … Continued
BDA congratulates James Morrow and Junichi Fukuda, winners of the 2017 Boston Dance Alliance Rehearsal and Retreat Fellowship! These two choreographers will be supported as they develop original ensemble work with local dancers, enjoying a three-day intensive retreat period and a combination of other supports that allow them to pay the dancers for their efforts. … Continued
Boston Dance Alliance is delighted to announce that Dr. Lauren Elson has joined our Board. Dr. Elson has a broad background in dance, having studied dance in Gambia, performed as a professional jazz tap dancer, and been a member of Rainbow Tribe and Cambridge Dance Company. She is the newly appointed Director of Dance Medicine at Spaulding Rehabilitation … Continued